Z41121 Zinc vs. C63020 Bronze
Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41121 zinc and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 50 | |
| 6.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 | |
| 63 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 79 | |
| 2320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.6 | |
| 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 10 to 11 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.080 to 0.49 | |
| 74.7 to 81.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.2 to 6.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.292 to 99.87 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |